Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-09
is CONSIDERED WEAK.
OPINION AMONG DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE
SEEN THE REPLY
OF the Anti Calcus hsn-LOOk For Something tc
Drop Next Wsek--Candsn 80, DuVal q,
Harris II, JanRsy, Green6acksr, 6 John.
son IA Prohibition Bill.
Speeial telegram 10 The Register.

Greenbaeker 8, johnson 1.
The beginning Of next week, from in
formation received from reliable source
tonight, promises to develop new phase
in this contest and you may
LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO DROP.
The Republicans will vote again tO-mor-
row for Gen. Duval and will probably con-
tinue to vote for him until the end of the
week. The absence of so many members,
thirteen to-day, keeps all parties on the
lookout for fear of some advantage which
may be gained by one party over the other
and every motion aud resolution offered
in joint assembly is carefully scanned and
considered with a view of aSeertaining
whether or not there might not be some
cOlOred gentleman in the timber heap in
its meaning not apparent upon its face.
When the presiding officer of the joint
assembly to-day ordered the
CALLING OF THE ROLLS
| to ascertain whether or not there was q
quorum present. Senator Dawson raised
the point of order that there was nothing
k in the rules requiring a roll call except ON
the first day, and therefore the Chair
should net direct il TO be done. President
Price decided the point not well taken;
| that the construction Of the United States
Statute is such that the call of the roll is
not the test rs to who is present and
voting, and that the test as to who are
present and voting is the vote itself The
| calling of the roll is q convenient way OF
getting the assembly together and ascer-
tanning who are present, and there can be
no serious objection to it.
| Mr.. Hagans appealed from the decision
Of the Chair but the decision was sustained
( by vote of 80 to Is.
LOOKING FOR THE ''IEGISTER.'
The nOn-arriyal OF the REGISTER this
evening caused considerable disappOint-
ment, every one being extremely anxious
| tO secure a copy in order TO read the letter
/ of the anti-cauCuS Democrats which was
only handed in tonight aud which has
been seen and the contents known by q
very few. The REGISTER is the only pa
per that printed the letter to-day and the
readers OF it in your section are nearly
| twenty-iOur hours ahead OF most of
| the members OF the Legislature in know
| ing its contents The few who have
| had an opportunity OF hastily perusing it,
pronounce it rs weak document, contain
| ing nothing argumentatiye and being but
a rehaSh of what has already been said by
| these same gentlemen. Numerous general
charges, they say, are made upon belief
without giving a sentence OF fact on which
| To base them. The assertion that indepen-
dents were nominated against regular
Democratic nominees opposed to Mr.. Cam
den
CAUSES CONSIDERAB BILE AMUSEMENT,
as it is known that only two Independents
were elected and they are opposed to Cam
den and are the only Democratic Inde-
pendenls, who were candidates during the
| late campaign. The impression seems to
he pretty general among those Democrats
who have seen the paper that it neither
requires or merits an answer, but the mat
ter will receive respectful consideration,
no doubt, when all have had an OppOrtun-
| ity of reading it. The situation remains
substantially the same as it has for several
weeks and will probably continue to the
end OF the week.
AN OPINION OF THE REPLY.
Delegate H. e. Ragland, Of Logan, in
speaking of the anti-Caucus letter tonight,
said: II consider the letter lame at
tempt to Justify their course in departing
| from the uSages of party organization. 1t
contains nothing which could convince
any fair-minded mau that the action OF the
caucus in nominating Mr.. Camden was
wrong or ill-adyiScd and while have the
/ greatest respect personally for the gentle
| men who haye bOlted the CaucuS, | am of
tue opinion that the course they are pur-
suing is entirely unjustiiable, and that
! there is nothing in their letter which will
satisfy the great mass of Democrats in this
/ State who have always looked upon princi-
pile as everything and upon individuals as
nothing. For me, shall stand by Camden
during the session, aS the only method Ot
preserving party organization.
/ The announcement of the prohibition
| vote was postponed TODAY until Saturday
morning.
4 PROHIBITION MOVE.
In view of the defeat of the Prohibition
| Amendment, Mr.. McCreery to-day intro
duced Il bill in the Senate prohibiting the
sale and keeping for sale OF Intoxicating
drinks in the State except by regular
| licensed druggists, who may sell for Scien'
title, mechanical and medicinal purposes.
| The penalty fixed for violation OF its pro-
visions being fine of not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Lucas' bill prohibiting the giving of free
psIsSes to the state officials and members OI
the Legislature, passed the House to-day
by a vote of % to -. 1t will he recon
Sidered in the morning and defeated.
Messrs. Lucas, Woods and Hoke were
appointed on the part of the House on the
Joint Committee to cOdify the laws of this
State.
! To BENEFIT CHARLESTON.
The question of adopting same methods
OF assessment for the city of Charleston rs
prevails in your city is occupying thC
minds of the average CharleStOnian. The
progressive element have bill before thu
Legislature looking to this end, and 1t !:
now in committee. Yesterday Henry 5
Walker, Mayor Holmes, V. A. Gates and
Others appeared and spoke in favor of th'
bill, while Col Swami, John Truslow anC
others opposed the measure. The adyo,
Gates of the bill claim it will increase thu
revenues of the town, much taxable pro-
perty escaping under the present defective
system, and the city will he greatly bene
flied thereby being thus enabled to pave
and repair the streets which are almos
impossible during the entire winter season
The movement to change the name o
the permanent seat il again assuming mor'
definite proportions, and the advocates o
q change have given public notice tha
they will, before the expiration OF the
present term of the Legislature, make ap
plication to have the name Ot Charleston,
Kanawha county, erased from the map for
ever, and substitute therefor name DOt
similar to that of any other place in th'
State.
. Burnett Flosrs Rev. Rettis.
SDeeiGl TSiegralR % the RtVizsr.
CHARLESTON, Feb. S.-Rey. Bettis, th,
travelling preacher, and Detective Ale Bur
nett came together at the pOstOtfice to-day
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